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This is an exciting opportunity to work with a globally regarded innovation-driven biopharmaceutical as their Director of Global Pricing Strategy & Innovation. This role will be responsible for shaping and implementing innovative, value-enhancing pricing strategies across their portfolio. This role will focus on embedding new approaches to address payer challenges, safeguard net price, and optimise global market access. This is a role where patient and payer perspectives truly shape strategy, you’ll be leading the work that ensures innovative therapies aren’t just developed, but reach the patients who need them. This is a core ethos that informs every stage of development and commercialisation.

Hybrid Working

This role follows a hybrid model, offering flexibility to work from home alongside periodic office collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion innovation in pricing by designing strategies that not only address current payer challenges but shape the way breakthrough therapies are valued globally.
• Inspire and guide brand teams to embed creative pricing solutions that balance commercial sustainability with meaningful patient access.
• Transform concepts into impact by turning bold pricing ideas into market-ready solutions that resonate with payers and healthcare systems.
• Lead governance for novel pricing schemes, ensuring strategies are robust, compliant, and designed for long-term success.
• Elevate capabilities across global and affiliate teams through training, tools, and thought leadership, building confidence to engage with payers worldwide.

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience in global market access and pricing within pharma/biotech or consultancy.
• Demonstrated success in developing innovative pricing strategies and navigating payer dynamics across multiple markets.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex pricing approaches into compelling narratives for diverse stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree required; postgraduate qualifications (MSc/MBA) preferred.

Additional Information

• Permanent, full-time role based in the United Kingdom.
• Hybrid working model: flexibility to work from home, with occasional in-office collaboration (minimum once per quarter).
• Candidates must be within commutable distance of the UK office (South Greater London).

What My Client Offers

• The opportunity to influence how life-changing therapies are valued and accessed globally.
• A collaborative, international environment where bold thinking and innovation are encouraged.
• A clear pathway for professional growth and leadership development, while making a tangible impact on patient access.

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